Patrons Project 1.04 // Morello Cherry & Peruvian Coffee Imperial Porter // Tom Joy // Leeds Lurking // Other Half
Northern Monk Brew Co. in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England 🏴
Collab with: Other Half BrewingPorter - Pastry / Flavoured - Imperial Regular Out of Production
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7.73
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Morello Cherry & Peruvian Coffee imperial Porter.
After inviting Sam and Antony of Other Half, New York, for a brew day during Hop City it would have been easy to dive straight into planning an IPA, given they're amongst the world leaders in this area. But you'll be hard pushed to find any trace of hops in what we created.
We've taken the best of our first Patrons series with Tom Joy and put together an almighty 10% Imperial Porter. The grist prominently features Chocolate malt, with some Roasted Barley underneath for a hint of toastiness. Four variants of crystal malt contribute toffee, liquorice and plum. Our coffee of choice from North Star Roasters was a Peruvian Nehemias Flores - Big and bold with notes of milk chocolate, sweet cherry and peach. As per previous, we looked to accentuate these flavours which meant Lactose to enhance the flavours of the chocolate malt and 500kg of Morello Cherries in conditioning for three weeks post-fermentation.
After inviting Sam and Antony of Other Half, New York, for a brew day during Hop City it would have been easy to dive straight into planning an IPA, given they're amongst the world leaders in this area. But you'll be hard pushed to find any trace of hops in what we created.
We've taken the best of our first Patrons series with Tom Joy and put together an almighty 10% Imperial Porter. The grist prominently features Chocolate malt, with some Roasted Barley underneath for a hint of toastiness. Four variants of crystal malt contribute toffee, liquorice and plum. Our coffee of choice from North Star Roasters was a Peruvian Nehemias Flores - Big and bold with notes of milk chocolate, sweet cherry and peach. As per previous, we looked to accentuate these flavours which meant Lactose to enhance the flavours of the chocolate malt and 500kg of Morello Cherries in conditioning for three weeks post-fermentation.
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7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Northern Monk / Other Half Patrons Project 1.04 Morello Cherry & Peruvian Coffee Imperial Porter 748415
Lukt: Kaffe, bek, lakris, mørk sjokolade.
Utseende: Sort.
Skum/kullsyre: Dekkende skum, heng langs kant.
Smak: Kaffe, røsta malt, Mørk sjokolade, vanilje.
Hvor: NMBCo True North Bar, Sandnes.
Medium: Tappe@150ml, ABV@10%, Når@06.06.2017
Lukt: Kaffe, bek, lakris, mørk sjokolade.
Utseende: Sort.
Skum/kullsyre: Dekkende skum, heng langs kant.
Smak: Kaffe, røsta malt, Mørk sjokolade, vanilje.
Hvor: NMBCo True North Bar, Sandnes.
Medium: Tappe@150ml, ABV@10%, Når@06.06.2017
Tried
from Draft
on 06 Jun 2017
at 10:13
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Can shared at Leightons place 31/05/2017. Many thanks to Scopey for this one. A dark mahogany brown coloured pour with a fine tan head. Aroma is nice earthy coffee, coffee bean, tangy cherry, vanilla. Flavour is composed of dark choc, tangy cherry. Black forest gateau, earthy smooth coffee. Palate is semi sweet, rounded, moderate carbonation, cherry bakewell. Nice.
Tried
from Can
on 05 Jun 2017
at 15:36
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Can split at Hackney Levels, thanks to the Paulo, 31/05/17. Light black with a decent tan cap. Nose is big on coffee grinds, spice, charr, cocoa rub, biscuit, vanilla. Taste comprises black peppery spice, coffee grinds, toffee fudge, chocolate, dark fruit whisper. Medium + body, fine carbonation, drying close with a light boost. Xolid coffee boost jus!
Tried
from Can
on 31 May 2017
at 12:56
8/10
Tried
on 31 May 2017
at 12:55
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Can shared at LKS. It pours jet black with a thick tan head. The aroma is rich, sweet, juicy, tobacco, rocky road, toasted marshmallow, cherry, tobacco, earth roast, decent hit of coffee, salted caramel and ash. The taste is rich roasted malt, charred wood, earthy roast, wet coffee grounds, charred wood, tobacco, drying, mild astringency, tar and toast with a drying finish. Full body and moderate carbonation. Pretty decent gear, a bit earthy though.
Tried
from Can
on 31 May 2017
at 12:53
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
Can shared in London - thanks to Paul. Pours mostly clear, black-brown with a creamy, tan head. Strong coffee aroma, some big roast, dark chocolate. Medium to big sweet sweet flavour with moderate ashy roast, some raisins, bittersweet baking cocoa, burnt wood, espresso. Full bodied, lightly chewy, with fine carbonation. Finishes with light warmth, more rich coffee, sturdy roast, bitter dark chocolate. Great stuff. Good depth.
Tried
from Can
on 31 May 2017
at 12:52
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Can, picked up at the brewery. Nearly black. Creamy, dense, super sticky, pale tan head. Nose has earthy coffee grinds. Some smoke. Some wood ash. Hint of dark cherry. Taste is earthy, ashy, coffee grind bitter. Light sweetness on the lips. Drying mouthfeel. Could be richer, for me. Roast coffee bean bitterness to finish. Decent, but the morello cherry is a bit lost, and overall feels a little thin.
Tried
from Can
on 29 May 2017
at 17:34
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
23rd May 2017
Can. Opaque dark brown beer, small pale tan head. Palate is smooth, semi dry and has decent fine carbonation. Smooth dark malts, a little dy dark chocolate. Mellow coffee. Cherry well buried, ripe and juicy though and quite cake like. Light dry finish. Hides the abv well and it’s smooth but it’s not giving me any wow factor.
Can. Opaque dark brown beer, small pale tan head. Palate is smooth, semi dry and has decent fine carbonation. Smooth dark malts, a little dy dark chocolate. Mellow coffee. Cherry well buried, ripe and juicy though and quite cake like. Light dry finish. Hides the abv well and it’s smooth but it’s not giving me any wow factor.
Tried
from Can
on 29 May 2017
at 06:19
9/10
Simply stunning!
Tried
from Can
on 29 May 2017
at 00:06
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Keg at ecbf 2017. Pours black, nose is huge coffee, roasted, toffee, taste is bitter, roasted, sugary, cherry.
Tried
on 28 May 2017
at 02:31